People · United States
Alex Wu
3×3 · top 6.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022WUAL02
Alex Wu has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.58, set at Belmont Spring 2026, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,563rd in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2022, he has put 137 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.03 in December 2022 to 9.58, a 32% improvement. Alex has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.58 | 11.76 | top 6.4% | 3,563 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.30 | 5.46 | top 17.9% | 7,087 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 47.80 | 51.69 | top 22.0% | 3,376 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.16 | 26.62 | top 26.6% | 3,476 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 9.57 | 11.81 | top 52.3% | 9,552 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.67 | 13.15 | top 58.1% | 17,294 / 29,168 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.58 at Belmont Spring 2026.
- 2 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Belmont Spring 2026.
- 17 Sep 2022First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 37 2022.
Competitions
- Benicia Open II 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Belmont Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 67 - San Ramon 2025 · 12 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cool Down Berkeley 2024 · 3 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 40 - San Ramon 2022 · 4 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 37 2022 · 17 Sep 2022
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Chris Martin — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Stanley Tran — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mitchell Lane — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.